Oh, Parker, you light up my life! Did you know that you started smiling when you were just two weeks old? At first I thought that maybe you were just a bit gassy, but no, the pediatrician confirmed that you were just one happy baby and the smiles have continued day after day. Your laughter is so easily provoked that I am privileged to hear it often. Even your baby sister knows you are the funny one. No one can make her laugh like you can. Even just saying a few words to her in a silly voice gets a giggle out of her while I nearly have to perform acrobatics to get the same result.
You are silly, it is true, but you are just as sweet. You frequently express your love to me which is more than I feel I deserve. Empathy is not usually found in a five-year old, yet you have been concerned for other's feelings for years. I remember watching Kung Fu Panda 2 with you. There is a scene where the mother has to leave her baby and you burst into tears and hugged me so tight and I burst into tears and together we were a blubbering mess. You are always energetically bouncing off the wall, yet you can be, and very often are, quietly thoughtful. You are quite the contradiction.
You always want to know how everything works and have proudly declared that you will be a robot inventor. You very well may be with your mechanical skill. Your ability to understand things amazes me! Your questions are very coherent and you listen well when I give you as scientifically accurate answers that I think are just slightly out of your ability to understand, but you surprise me often and understand anyway. Your Daddy and I very impressed with your knowledge of energy conservation and your Lego-instruction-following ability. I know your Daddy was just like you when you when he was younger. You are both very silly/smart individuals with a great capacity for love.
Suffice it to say, I am very, very proud of you!
Love,
Your Mommy
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